Transport upgrades for the Far West

Regional Development Australia (RDA) is investigating what modes of transport need improvement to cope with anticipated growth in the region.

RDA is working with the Broken Hill City Council and the Central Darling Shire Council, as well as other stakeholders, to examine the region's road, rail, and air services.

RDA Far West's executive officer Linda Nadge says the month-long study will look at what areas are coming under pressure.

"The transport study will have a look at the demand for the companies who are operating in the region - mining in particular has quite an impressive growth on the horizon and agricultural sector as well.

"So that study should indicate what modes of transport are under pressure and what needs improvement."

Data collectors for the project will talk to new mining companies about what forms of transport need improving in the region.

Ms Nadge says they'll also meet with more established mining companies.

"They've already got that heads-up about what the region does, the products we produce, and who the main players are, so they're at the stage now of being introduced into the new players.

"So new companies who are looking at new deposits or new projects, and the new people who may have transferred or changed over from existing companies, so we're still at that very early data gathering stage."